पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · September 6, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra146.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.50°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha150.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.26°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra179.73°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani193.26°TulāSvātī P2

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:57 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:32 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:34
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°
Longitude: -87.6298°
Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868076.27
Julian Day2456541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.30°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0441°), declination 6.44°, EoT 2.20 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2013-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)